§ 632.636, Fla. Stat. · Chapter 632. FRATERNAL BENEFIT SOCIETIES
Violations; penalties.
Text — 2026 Florida Statutes
(1) The provisions of s. 624.15 shall apply with respect to:
(a) Any person who willfully makes a false or fraudulent statement in or relating to an application for membership or for the purpose of obtaining money from or a benefit in any society;
(b) Any person who solicits membership for, or in any manner assists in procuring membership in, any society not licensed to do business in this state;
(c) Any person guilty of a willful violation of, or neglect or refusal to comply with, the provisions of this chapter for which a penalty is not otherwise prescribed.
(2) Any person who willfully makes a false or fraudulent statement:
(a) In any verified report or declaration under oath required or authorized by this chapter, or
(b) Of any material fact or thing contained in a sworn statement concerning the death or disability of an insured for the purpose of procuring payment of a benefit named in the certificate,
shall be guilty of perjury and shall be subject to the penalties therefor prescribed by law.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
ss. 4, 6, ch. 86-140; s. 4, ch. 91-429.
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